> No one is going to let you talk to your current manager and let them know you are looking for a job.
What on earth do you mean? Who is going to stop me from talking to my manager?
Over my 20+ year career, in all-but one case my current manager has always been one of my referees and has known that I'm looking for other jobs.
Maybe this is a cultural thing. Here (Aus) references from colleagues are basically disregarded and all that prospective employers are interested in is referees from current and former managers.
What on earth do you mean? Who is going to stop me from talking to my manager?
Over my 20+ year career, in all-but one case my current manager has always been one of my referees and has known that I'm looking for other jobs.
Maybe this is a cultural thing. Here (Aus) references from colleagues are basically disregarded and all that prospective employers are interested in is referees from current and former managers.